Cereal, Peanut Butter

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cereal, Peanut Butter scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Flavors (Natural And Artificial Flavor (Contains Pecan, Walnut And Almond)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Chemical Preservatives (Bht For Freshness): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.

Within Breakfast Cereal, this product is more processed than about 77% of the 9,419 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Cereal, Peanut Butter's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Peanut Butter (Peanuts, Sugar, Salt, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil [Rapeseed, Cottonseed, Soybean], Dextrose, Molasses, Monoglycerides, Peanut Oil), Dextrose, Brown Sugar Syrup.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Wheat Flour. Vitamins And Minerals: Vitamin C, Niacinamide, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B2, and 5 more.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Reduced Iron, Zinc Oxide.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.